Before the Avangard vs. Barys Match

Sergei Zvyagin's team has suffered four losses in their last five games. On Thursday, "Avangard" failed to hold onto a comfortable lead in their home game against "Lokomotiv" (3:5). By the start of the final period, the Omsk team was leading thanks to two goals from Reid Boucher and a goal by Mikhail Gulyayev. However, the last period was dominated by the Yaroslavl team, who scored four goals. Avangard's goalkeeper Pavel Khomchenko saved 25 shots on target. The head coach of "Avangard" noted that two quick goals conceded at the start of the third period took a psychological toll on the players.

In 12 games, the "Hawks," who are currently playing without their star player Vladimir Tkachyov, have earned 9 points. In the absence of their No. 19, the leadership role has been taken on by Linden Vey (2+8) and Damir Sharipzyanov (1+9), who ranks among the top 5 assistants and top-scoring defensemen in the championship. Goalie Mikhail Berdin is currently injured.

"Barys," in their last game in Moscow, put up a strong fight against one of the Western Conference leaders, "Spartak." During the game, the Astana team was down by three goals, but they managed to narrow the gap, thanks to Anton Burdasov and Daniil Apalkov (both with 1 goal + 1 assist). Apalkov also scored his first goal of the season. Newcomers Stanislav Bocharov, Nikita Setdikov, and Ilya Khokhlov made their debut in the Kazakh team’s jersey. Goalie Nikita Boyarkin made 25 saves. Vyacheslav Butsayev mentioned that his team is slowly moving in the right direction.

In 12 games, "Barys" has earned 5 points. The team's top scorer is Michael McLeod (2 goals + 2 assists). Roman Starchenko has joined the team in Omsk, and yesterday the Astana team announced the signing of Alex Grant. The defenseman will arrive in Kazakhstan's capital at the end of this week and will reunite with the team after the current road series.

The "Avangard" vs. "Barys" game starts at 16:00 Astana time. The live broadcast will be available on Qazsport and KHL channels.

General partner of HC "Barys" – JSC "Samruk Kazyna" National Welfare Fund
Partner of HC "Barys" – Tourism and Sports Industry Support Foundation.

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